Muniru Surname
Approximately 10,035 people bear this surname
Muniru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,623 | 1:26,747 | 2,300 |
| Ghana | 3,256 | 1:8,299 | 1,130 |
| Uganda | 90 | 1:433,770 | 26,293 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Muniru (19,151) may also be a first name.
Muniru Demographics
Muniru Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Muniru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Muniru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Muniru (Hindi: मुनीरू, Marathi: मुिनरा, Oriya: ମୁନିରୁିନ୍) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Muniru? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 51,089th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 726,213 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Muniru live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Muniru is also the 39,079th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 19,151 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6,623 people, or 1 in 26,747. In Nigeria Muniru is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 31 percent reside, Lagos, where 15 percent reside and Osun, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 32 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Muniru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Muniru surname is principally Muslim (88%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munniru | 92 | 106 | / |
| Mungiru | 92 | 9 | / |
| Muiniru | 92 | 5 | / |
| Munairu | 92 | 4 | / |
| Muhniru | 92 | 3 | / |
| Munirau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Munirou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Munirut | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mounirou | 86 | 1,566 | / |
| Meunieru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Miniru | 83 | 481 | / |
| Munuru | 83 | 290 | / |
| Moniru | 83 | 108 | / |
| Muneru | 83 | 23 | / |
| Mounirouz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mounirrou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Munnuru | 77 | 1,896 | / |
| Munhuru | 77 | 110 | / |
| Munheru | 77 | 41 | / |
| Muniroo | 77 | 38 | / |
| Munneru | 77 | 35 | / |
| Muneeru | 77 | 8 | / |
| Minuiru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Monniru | 77 | 7 | / |
| Munuuru | 77 | 4 | / |
| Monirou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Muunuru | 77 | 2 | / |
| Muinuru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Miniruh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Munurou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muunuuru | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muneerut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mounerou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Monnirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monhirou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mounhrou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Munneeru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mungeeru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Minuru | 67 | 47 | / |
| Moneru | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mouneyrou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mineru | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mougnerou | 67 | 1 | / |
Muniru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Muniru in the Oriya language | ||
| ମୁନିରୁିନ୍ | muniruin | - |
| Muniru in the Hindi language | ||
| मुनीरू | muniru | 54.55 |
| मुनीरु | muniru | 27.27 |
| मुनिरू | muniru | 18.18 |
| Muniru in the Marathi language | ||
| मुिनरा | muinara | 50 |
| मिनरू | minaru | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Muniru
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